The Importance of Lower Body Fitness

November 9, 2010
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Are you looking to tone your legs?
Does your lower body pale in comparison to your upper body? Are you off
balanced due to an unstable lower body? Then it’s time that you start a lower
body workout routine. Toning the lower body is vital to supporting the rest of
your torso, upper body and head. If the upper body is heavier than the lower
body then the body is unbalanced.There is no way that a weak lower body can sustain supporting the rest
of the body. The legs carry the rest of the body through lifting, movement and
physical activity. Without lower body function or muscles these types of
movements would be impossible. In addition strong leg muscles prevent the
appearance of varicose and spider veins.

The best leg exercises work the
largest amount of muscles within the lower body. To do this, exercises need to
be functional and move through multi-joint planes. This promotes muscle balance
and strength. There are six muscle groups within the lower body.They include the hip flexors,
quadriceps, abductors, glutes, adductors, and hamstrings. Working together they
are able to move the lower body through flexion, extension, abduction,
adduction, and lifting of the knee, and foot.Lower body exercises require proper form to reduce the risk
of injury.

Determining what types of lower
body exercises to use will depend upon what types of goals you are looking to
accomplish. The ultimate goal for the lower body should be to strengthen the
muscles to be able to support the whole body through balance.There are all different types of lower
body exercises that work the different lower body muscle groups. Low body
exercises include cardio, aerobic, static and dynamic workouts. These can be
done with or without exercise equipment.

To lose weight in the legs, hips
and buttocks, a lower body workout needs to include more cardio than dynamic
training at first. Lower body cardio includes running, walking, using a
treadmill, elliptical, riding a bicycle, or playing a sport. As weight is lost,
the routine should switch to more strengthening exercises and less cardio to
tone the muscles. If you are looking to have firm leg muscles then building and
toning should be concentrated on. To do this, you should do dynamic exercises
that include all the lower body muscle groups.

The
best dynamic leg and lower body exercises strengthen the muscles of the lower
body. These exercises can be done in the gym with the help of equipment or at
home. Train at least 3 times a week on the lower body to improve stability and
balance. The best lower body exercises include lunges, squats, step-ups, plies
and calf raises. If you have a gym membership you can use the barbells, leg
curl, leg extension, leg press, calf raise, hack squat, and multi hip machines
to work on the lower body.If you
don’t know how to do an exercise or are having trouble with a specific
movement, ask a professional such as a person trainer to avoid improper
movements that can cause injury. If you injure your lower body, you won’t be
able to exercise for a while so it is important to maintain proper form and
technique whenever working on the lower body.

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